Thousands in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns. Rescuers are rushing to evacuate people stranded by floodwaters across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where at least 90 people have been killed and more than 130 others are missing. The state capital of Porto Alegre has been virtually cut off by the flooding, with the airport and bus station closed and main roads blocked. Reporting from the city on Tuesday afternoon, Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia...

Matthew McConaughey learned to stay grateful very early on. In an exclusive clip from Your Mama’s Kitchen, an Audible Original podcast hosted by journalist Michele Norris and co-produced by Higher Ground ( Barack Obama and Michelle's media company), Matthew and his wife Camila Alves McConaughey open up about how their family’s lessons started at the breakfast table. (The episode is a Mother's Day special, honoring stories from the show's past guests about their moms.) Matthew, who’s a co-founder of both Pantalones Organic Tequila and the just keep livin Foundation with...

Massive flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Brazil's southernmost state have killed at least 85 people, according to local authorities.

Over two-thirds of Rio Grande do Sul's 497 municipalities have been affected, leaving more than 150,000 people displaced, local authorities said.

More than 130 people are still missing.

The mayor of Eldorado do Sul, one of the affected cities, told local media that the city was "100% destroyed".

TIME TO STOP FOR A BITE. OUR MAIN STREETS AND BACK ROADS SURVEY OF THE MARATHON ROUTE HAS TAKEN US THROUGH THE TOWNS OF HOPKINTON AND ASHLAND, AND WE’VE SETTLED INTO A NICE PACE AS WE ENTER DOWNTOWN FRAMINGHAM. MILE SIX HERE IN FRAMINGHAM CAN BE A TOUGH POINT IN THE RACE FOR MANY OF MARATHONERS, BUT THE URGE TO STOP ISN’T FROM FATIGUE. IT’S BECAUSE OF THE TEMPTING AROMA FILLING ROYALS. BRAZILIAN STEAK. THE FOREWARNED BRAZILIAN RESTAURANTS MAY INDUCE MEAT COMA. OH, WOW, LOOK AT THAT. THAT IS VERY...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien from Brazil who was released back into the community in a Democrat-controlled area after being indicted on multiple felony counts of aggravated child rape. The Biden administration did not release the name of the illegal alien and blurred his face in photos released by ICE on Friday. The 53-year-old Brazilian first came into the U.S. in 2001 and was authorized to stay until 2002. He failed to leave and several years later in 2007, he was placed into removal proceedings but...

US travelers hoping to visit the beautiful beaches of Brazil will have to acquire a visa first beginning in 2025 — meaning they’ll have to share their bank statements with the South American country. Beginning April 10, 2025, Brazil-bound travelers from the US, Canada and Australia need to be approved for a visa before their trip, CNN reported. The application includes providing proof of income by either showing their last three checking or savings account statements or their previous six pay stubs, according to the Brazilian government’s website. Those who...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Prehistoric humans in Brazil carved drawings in the rock next to dinosaur footprints, suggesting that they may have found them meaningful or interesting, a new study has found. The rock carvings, which archaeologists call petroglyphs, are at a site called Serrote do Letreiro in Paraíba, an agricultural state on the eastern tip of Brazil. Researchers first observed the marks in 1975. But they are now interpreted as relating to the...